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A Guide to Training Resources on the Internet
Compiled by: Irina Ibraghimova, Library and Information Management Specialist,
HealthConnect International
[email protected]
The guide is produced annually by the American International Health Alliance as part of its
Knowledge Management Program. This guide provides information on how to obtain access
to a variety of free and low-cost online training resources in health care, social work,
medicine and related fields. The following online resources are included:
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African Health Open Educational Resources (OER) Network
BMJ Learning
Building Leadership for Health program
CDC Training and Continuing Education Online
CDC TRAIN
Cochrane Learning
eCancer Educational Modules
Education Development Center (EDC)
eInstitute for Development from the World Bank Institute
FHI 360
Global Health eLearning Center
Global Health Epidemiology
Global Health Media Project
HINARI Training Modules
HRH Global Resource Center (GRC)
Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK)
I-TECH's Clinical Education Modules
The John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health OpenCourseWare
JSI e-Learning
K4Health
Medical Aid Films
Open Resources fro Nurse Educators
Research for Life Training Portal
ReproLinePlus
Supercourse
1000+ OBGYNs
Training Resource Package for Family Planning (TRP)
Tutorials for Africa
The Virtual Campus of Public Health
World Health Organization’s (WHO) Health Academy
Training from Professional Organizations
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ADVANCE for Nurses
BioMed Central Author Academy
Center for Advance Palliative Care
CORE (Curricula Organizer for Reproductive Health Education)
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GeneEd
Health IT Workforce Curriculum Components
Life in the Fast Lane
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
MedEdPORTAL
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PedsUniversity
• PRIME Education
• Portal of Geriatrics Online Education
Training on Evidence-based Practice
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Basic Course on Evidence-based Practice
Evidence-Based Practice for the Health Professions: A Free Online Course
EU-EBM Courses
NCCMT Learning Center
NREPP's Learning Center
Understanding Evidence-based Healthcare: A Foundation for Action
MOOCs (massive online open courses)
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Class Central
Coursera
FutureLearn
EdX
Finding Online Training Resources
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Online Tutorial Resources
Continuing education for health professionals
E-learning Resources for Global Health Researchers
Training Resources Bulletin
Online Education Resources. Pinterest board
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Training from International Organizations and Projects
African Health Open Educational Resources (OER) Network
Description: Open Educational Resources (OER) are educational resources that are openly licensed,
so that they can be used, adapted, integrated, and shared any time and place. The African Health OER
Network fosters co-creation of resources, enabling institutions to share knowledge, address curriculum
gaps, and use OER for improving the delivery of health education in Africa. Network aggregates the
results of multiple health education initiatives by collecting, classifying, indexing, and then actively
distributing African-initiated resources with the global health community. You can find existing OER,
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get help to create your own, and request particular programs. The Health OER Request Facility has
been set up to provide an online space for academics to solicit health related openly licensed learning
materials. The request will be distributed to members of the African Health OER Network for
potential responses.
Access: Participation in the African Health OER Network is open to all. The primary contributors and
audience are African health academics, faculty and students, first focusing on those whose language of
operation is English.
http://www.oerafrica.org/healthoer
BMJ Learning
Description: BMJ Learning is one of the leading international online learning resources for medical
professionals. It offers high-quality CME/CPD and postgraduate training for doctors and other
healthcare professionals. It contains over 1000 evidence based modules in text, video, and audio
formats, which are written by experts, and cover a range of clinical and non-clinical topics. Modules
take 60 minutes to complete and you receive a personalised certificate on completion of each module
Access: Register to view free modules. Full access by paid subscription
http://learning.bmj.com
Building Leadership for Health
Description: The Building Leadership for Health program was first developed in the UK by a
team at a major international consulting firm. They worked with the Aga Khan Foundation
and 5 East African Universities on an EU funded program to develop a common curriculum
for Nurse Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice in East Africa. On the web-site you can
find materials that you can use for delivering training to your students: PowerPoint
presentations for all 10 modules, links to other resources and programs to support health leadership
development:
1. Leadership and Management Development in Health
2. Leading Change and Innovation for Heath
3. Leading Community Engagement for Health
4. Leading Information and Communications for Health
5. Leading Knowledge Management for Health
6. Leading Negotiations and responses to Globalization for Health
7. Leading Health Finance and economics
8. Leading Project Management for Health
9. Leading Strategic and Business Planning for Health
10. A Guide to Mentoring and Coaching in Health
Access: Free
http://www.building-leadership-for-health.org.uk/building-leadership-for-health-course/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Training and Continuing Education
Online
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Description: Catalog includes training workshops, web-based courses, self-inctructional cases.studies
and webinars.
Access: After registration you can - Search the calendar and catalog of courses ; Select a downlink site
for satellite broadcasts ; Register for courses; Complete course evaluation and exam ; View and print
your transcript; Print your continuing education certificate
http://www2a.cdc.gov/TCEOnline/
CDC TRAIN
Description: CDC TRAIN is a gateway into TRAIN National, the most comprehensive catalog of
public health learning products. TRAIN is one of the most widely used learning management systems
and is a free service of the Public Health Foundation.
Through this site you can:
Find training to satisfy your professional development needs
Track your learning via a single transcript
Save customized searches and receive notifications when a new course matches your criteria
Access: Free. Registration required
https://cdc.train.org/DesktopShell.aspx?tabId=189
Cochrane Learning
Description: Cochrane Learning from the Cochrane Collaboration is where health professionals can
continue their professional development and improve their clinical practice. Dr Cochrane activities
include an engaging and memorable patient story, five multiple choice questions, and a Cochrane
Review. The activity should take you around one hour to complete. You are not expected to read the
Cochrane Review from start to finish, but we recommend that you read the abstract before you launch
the activity. You can then keep the Cochrane Review open as you answer the multiple choice
questions in a separate window. At the end of the activity you will be asked to evaluate and reflect
upon your learning experience and how you might apply the information to your clinical practice
Access: Registration on Wiley Health Learning is free and will give you access to all of the activities
available from Wiley and their publishing partners. Wiley Health Learning enables you to, start, save,
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and complete activities anytime you're online, and digitally store completed activities to retrieve your
certificates whenever you need them.
https://www.wileyhealthlearning.com/cochrane.aspx
eCancer Educational Modules
Description: ecancer is an oncology channel committed to improving cancer communication and
education with the goal of optimizing patient care and outcomes. The e-learning education modules
have been produced in association with the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care and are part
of an initiative funded by the BMS Foundation’s Bridging Cancer Care program which aims to
eliminate disparities in cancer treatment by building healthcare capacity, training healthcare workers
and increasing patient awareness, screening and treatment. Available in Italian, Czech, Polish,
Hungarian, Romanian, Russian and English.
Access: Free, after you register for the ecancer club it is possible to record your learning. The
ePortfolio is where you can access content that you manually selected to shortlist on this site. You can
also access content that you've recently viewed, and any Modules from the Education section that you
started / completed will be listed here, along with any CME points, reflection notes and/or evaluation
recorded against these.
http://ecancer.org/education/education.php
Education Development Center (EDC)
Description: EDC advances formal and informal education, health promotion and care, workforce
preparation, communication technology, and civic engagement. EDC’s work is organized by
individually funded projects that are housed in three divisions: Health and Human Development,
International Development, and Learning and Teaching. It offers web-based courses, webinars, and
curricula on numerous topics in health and human development, including: Mental Health;
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Suicide; Violence; Injuries; Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs;
Pandemic Influenza; Sexuality and Reproductive Health; HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections;
and Nutrition and Fitness.
Access: Free
http://www.edc.org/
The e-Institute for Development from the World Bank
Description: The e-Institute offers both self-paced and facilitated courses that aim to make learning
engaging and accessible by offering innovative choices tailored to multiple workplace cultures and
learning styles. More than forty-five e-Learning courses address complex real-world problems in
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priority areas such as governance, health, cities, climate change, and public private
partnerships. Learners also have access to free monthly podcasts and webinars, video success stories,
multimedia toolkits, and other resources.
Access: Free and for fee courses. You will be emailed a certificate of completion after you have
successfully completed facilitated e-courses.
http://einstitute.worldbank.org/ei/
FHI 360
Description: FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in
lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Its staff includes experts in health,
education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender equality, youth,
research and technology — creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated
development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories. It
provides a variety of training and education materials, ranging from toolkits to interactive modules in
the following categories: Service Provider Training and Job Aids; Research Ethics Training; Youth
Reproductive Health and HIV Prevention; Gender and Reproductive Health; Journalism Training;
Training of Trainer Materials.
Access: These training materials are provided asynchronously and for free, although users may order a
hard copy of certain materials.
http://www.fhi360.org/
Global Health e-Learning Center
Description: The Global Health eLearning Center offers more than 70 courses aimed at increasing
knowledge in a variety of global health technical areas, such as Health systems, HIV/AIDS, Malaria,
Child survival, Family planning, Infectious diseases, monitoring and evaluation, mHealth and more.
Individual courses are also part of certificate programs, listed on the Certificate Program
page. Courses that have been translated can be found on the Translation page.
Access: Free
http://www.globalhealthlearning.org/courses
Global Health Epidemiology
Description: It has been created to support collaboration and capacity building in the practice of
epidemiology globally. It is a professional network for researchers running epidemiology studies in the
field of Global Health for the sharing of knowledge, methods and tools. E-learning short courses are
designed to cover every step, process, and issue that needs to be understood in order to conduct a high
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quality clinical study. These courses should take about 45 minutes to complete and a certificate is
issued on completion. Every course is written to be globally applicable, so for all diseases and all
regions. They are also highly pragmatic and adaptable. Each course is carefully researched to provide
up to date and high quality material that is peer reviewed and regularly reviewed and updated.
Also links to other training resources and a series of e-seminars on topics related to conducting clinical
trials in the field of Global Health. They are MP3 (audio) and MP4 (video) files. You will need a
media player to play them.
Courses: Introduction to Clinical Research; ICH Good Clinical Practice Course; Setting the
Research Question; The Research Protocol: Part one; The Research Protocol: Part two; Data Safety
Monitoring Boards for African Clinical Trials; Introduction to Consent; Introduction to Data
Management For Clinical Research Studies; Introduction to Collecting and Reporting Adverse Events
in Clinical Research
Access: Free. Some are available also in Swahili and other languages
https://globalhealthepidemiology.tghn.org/elearning-centre/
https://globalhealthtrainingcentre.tghn.org/elearning/
Global Health Media Project
Description: A growing collection of online training videos on a variety of clinical global health
topics created and distributed by the nonprofit Global Health Media Project, designed to reach lowresource health workers who have no other access to this clinical information. It was founded to put
practical, life-saving knowledge into the hands of healers at the point of care. The newborn care series
provides the target audience of frontline health workers with visual clinical guidelines for training and
review in the clinic setting. The films are meant as complementary training tools, covering the key
points of topics that can be visually conveyed. They can be used in pre-service and in-service
education and be kept by health workers for review in their clinic settings
Access: Free. For health workers without internet connectivity, training NGOs and ministries of health
can distribute them via a USB flash drive or a memory chip in a mobile phone. Available in English,
Swahili and several other languages.
http://globalhealthmedia.org/
HINARI Training Modules
Description: Access to Research in Health Programme /The HINARI Programme, set up by WHO
together with major publishers, enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's
largest collections of biomedical and health literature. More than 7,500 information resources are now
available to health institutions in 105 countries, areas and territories benefiting many thousands of
health workers and researchers, and in turn, contributing to improved world health.
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Training modules on Internet search, use of HINARI resources, resources on evidence-based medical
practice, authorship skills. The individual training modules are continually refined following
workshops throughout the world. The training material can be used by librarians and researchers alike,
and in an individual or group environment. These PowerPoint presentations and Word documents are
downloadable from the Training page. Each module presented builds on the previous, is supplemented
by tutorial sessions and can be adapted for local training. The material is also available in CD-ROM
format by emailing HINARI. The CD-ROM may be used on-line or without an Internet connection
when not available.
The HINARI Short Course (for users) and the HINARI Train the Trainers Course (for trainers from
developed countries) are online on the Medical Library Association (USA) distance learning server.
These courses are self-paced, take 4-6 hours. Upon completion of the exercises, students will receive
certificates.
Video Series consist of short videos that users at HINARI institutions can watch to learn HINARI
basics, such as what is HINARI, how to access e-journals via HINARI, and how to search PubMed via
HINARI. Videos are available online, and can also be freely downloaded or ordered on CD for no
charge. Audio and text files are included. The website includes optional online quizzes and exercises.
The whole series can be watched in under 30 minutes.
Access: Free
http://www.who.int/hinari/training/en/
HRH Global Resource Center (GRC)
Description: The Human Resources for Health Global Resource Center, a management service of
CapacityPlus, a USAID-funded project led by IntraHealth International. The HRH Global Resource
Center eLearning platform offers free courses developed by technical experts in the fields of human
resources for health, health informatics and health service delivery to build the capacity of countrybased users in critical skills development.
Access: Users will create an account for free, providing them with an "enrollment key," which will
allow them to access a variety of courses, some of which are offered in cohort over the course of
several weeks.
http://www.hrhresourcecenter.org/elearning/
Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK)
Description: IMARK is mobilizing and building upon existing resources to create a comprehensive
suite of distance learning resources for information management and knowledge sharing. IMARK
supports agencies, institutions and networks world-wide, and helps them to work together and share
information more effectively. This Kit is a series of 7 online courses: Strategic Approaches to
Information; Management of Spatial Information; Knowledge Sharing for Developing; Digital
Libraries, Repositories, and Documents; Social Media for Development; Networking in Support of
Development; Building Electronic Communities and Networks.
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Asynchronous e-learning offers users the option of taking a course or a specific lesson whenever
needed. It is often referred to as "just in time" learning. In addition to the e-learning materials, each
course provides links to online resources, recommended reading, self-study tutorials, checklists and
job aids.
Access: Free after registration. Anyone having problems with Internet access can order a CD version
of the available courses.
http://www.imarkgroup.org/
I-TECH Clinical Education Modules
Description: I-TECH's Clinical Education Modules are designed for mid-level health care providers
in resource-limited settings, and available online for learners worldwide. The topics and speakers are
varied, but each module typically presents cutting-edge research and thinking from university-based
clinicians. The Modules are designed to be useful both for self-study and as the foundation of an hourlong classroom training session. They are optimized for online use in low-bandwidth settings, and also
available for download and use offline.
Each module consists of: 30-40 Minute Online Educational Unit, 5 Minute Concept-Reinforcing
Online Quiz Unit is intended for online self-paced learners, or as homework for classroom learners,
this online interactive quiz uses questions, cases, or interactive methods to reinforce the learning
objectives of the main educational unit, 3 Page PDF Teaching Guide which includes: an overview of
learning objectives and intended audience for the unit, suggested discussion topics and class activities,
additional resources and references.
Available modules: HIV Opportunistic Infections in Resource Limited Settings, HIV-Associated
Cytomegalovirus Retinitis, New Strategies for HIV Prevention in Africa: Envisioning the End of
AIDS, HIV Antiretroviral Resistance Testing, Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS),
Hormonal Contraception and HIV Risk, New Developments in Antiretroviral Therapy, Developing
Sustainable Laboratory Capacity in Resource-Limited Settings, HIV/TB Co-Infection: Initial
Management
Access: Free
http://edgh.washington.edu/clinical-education-modules
The John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health OpenCourseWare
Description: The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's OPENCOURSEWARE
(OCW) project provides access to content of the School's most popular courses. The Bloomberg
School's OCW: Does not require that participants register; Does not grant degrees or certificates; Does
not provide access to JHSPH faculty; Requires acceptance of conditions of use. More than 100 courses
in public health, epidemiology, research design, and other topics.
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Access: Free. OCW offers open materials and images from more than a hundred courses developed by
the faculty of JHSPH
http://ocw.jhsph.edu/
JSI e-Learning
Description: John Snow, Inc., and its nonprofit JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., are public
health management consulting and research organizations dedicated to improving the health of
individuals and communities throughout the world.JSI e-Learning offers courses commissioned by its
clients and developed by John Snow, Inc. and JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. Choose from
available courses: Developing gender-responsive HIV Health Programs , Adolescent Brain, Logistics .
Access: Free. If you are new to JSI e-Learning, click "Create new account" , it will take a few
minutes.
http://elearning.jsi.com/
K4Health
K4Health's current eLearning activities include:
• Global Health eLearning (GHeL): Over 50 courses on a range of public health topics vetted by
technical experts.
• PEPFAR eLearning: Courses focused on critical technical and programmatic guidance for
PEPFAR implementing partners and national HIV/AIDS program staff around the world.
• Field-based eLearning: K4Health is involved in eLearning activities in Bangladesh, Nigeria,
and the Southern Africa region.
Visit the eLearning Tookit for a step-by-step guide to developing and implementing an eLearning
strategy, highlighting key decision making junctures and linking to templates and additional resources
https://www.k4health.org/product/elearning
Medical Aid Films
Description: Medical Aid Films aims to save the lives of vulnerable women and children in the
developing world by providing innovative education and training through film. 179 films in 13
languages, from reproductive health and safe birth to prevention and management of obstetric
emergencies.
Access:All films are available to watch or download for free
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http://medicalaidfilms.org/
Open Resources for Nurse Educators
Description: It is a place to share curriculum content and other educational materials that are free for
use by nurse educators. Since 2003, Canadian volunteers sponsored by Mid-Main Community Health
Centre have worked in Bangladesh to establish a nursing program. They developed a 4-year Bachelor
of Science in Nursing [BSN] program for ESL learners, which has been approved by the Bangladesh
Nursing Council and is being used at the International University of Business Agriculture and
Technology. BSN Open Educational Resource (OER) provides an integrated package that includes:
Student Learning Resources, Classroom Resources for Educators and Program Resources. This
package includes not only classroom lectures (mostly PowerPoint presentations), but also student and
teacher references, assignments and exams, checklists for clinical practice, and administrative policies.
Access: Free
http://www.or4ned.com/
Research4Life Training Portal
Description: In this section you will find different Research4Life training material to download for
free, information about local workshops and advanced courses for four programs: HINARI, AGORA,
OARE and ARDI. The content of this portal is aimed at librarians, information specialists, scientists,
researchers and students.
Access: Free
http://www.research4life.org/training/
ReproLinePlus
Description: The site offers evidence-based materials and state-of-the-art learning opportunities in a
range of technical areas and programmatic approaches. ReproLinePlus is sponsored and developed by
Jhpiego (http://www.jhpiego.org). Jhpiego is an international non-profit health organization affiliated
with The Johns Hopkins University. For more than 35 years and in over 150 countries, Jhpiego has
worked to prevent the needless deaths of women and their families. Jhpiego works with health experts,
governments and community leaders to provide high-quality health care for their people. Jhpiego
develops strategies to help countries care for themselves by training competent health care workers,
strengthening health systems and improving delivery of care.
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You can find: Trainer and Educator Resources (Learning packages, Case studies, Exercises,
Assessmnet tools, Nodel course schedules and more) and Learning opportunities (courses on different
aspects of reproductive health)
Access: Free
http://reprolineplus.org/resources/trainer-educator
http://reprolineplus.org/learning-opportunities
Supercourse
Description: Supercourse is a repository of lectures on global health and prevention designed to
improve the teaching of prevention. Supercourse has a network of over 135,000 scientists in 174
countries who are sharing for free a library of 165,820 lectures in 33 languages. The Supercourse has
been produced at the WHO Collaborating Center University of Pittsburg. There are also lectures
devoted to information technologies in health care, use of Internet, e-learning methods, developing
web-based courses, and other related topics.
Supercourse does not grant degrees or certificates, but is designed to be a resource for
teachers, professors, and other educators. Supercourse does not provide access to faculty
members developing the modules. You may submit your lecture(s) as Microsoft PowerPoint
Presentations.
Access: Free
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/
1000+ OBGYNs
Description: Providers and students in low-resource countries will now have access to high-quality
academic learning and teaching materials to help reduce maternal and new-born deaths in sub-Saharan
Africa. The materials are available through a new collection created by the University of Michigan’s
1000+ OBGYNs Project - a network of American and African universities preparing to train more
than 1000 new Obgyns in the region in 10 years.
Access: All materials are publicly available for free, and licensed for students, teachers and
practitioners to copy and modify to suit their curricular context
http://www.1000obgyns.org
Training Resource Package for Family Planning (TRP)
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Description: The Training Resource Package for Family Planning (TRP) is a comprehensive set of
materials designed to support up-to-date training on family planning and reproductive health. The TRP
was developed using evidence-based technical information from World Health Organization (WHO)
publications: Family Planning: A Global Handbook for Providers; the latest WHO Medical Eligibility
Criteria for Contraceptive Use; and Selected Practice Recommendations for Contraceptive Use.
The TRP contains curriculum components and tools needed to design, implement, and evaluate
training. It provides organizations with the essential resource for family planning (FP) and
reproductive health trainers, supervisors, and program managers. The materials are appropriate for
pre-service and in-service training and applicable in both the public and private sectors. Games,
energizers, and how-to references are to help trainers feel more confident in designing and conducting
trainings. They can be useful supplements to any of the TRP Modules.
June 2015 note: Several modules on this site may be affected by revisions to the Medical Eligibility
Criteria (MEC) for Contraceptive Eligibility being released soon by the World Health Organization.
The Training Resource Package team will be working to update the content of this module in the
coming months. You may still use the existing materials, but please review the Executive Summary
for important changes. The new MEC Wheel can be used as an interim resource until the full revisions
are released.
Access: Free
http://www.fptraining.org
Tutorials for Africa
Description: The National Library of Medicine (NLM) in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine
at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda initiated the MedlinePlus African Tutorials as a teaching
tool. Medical students, health workers and staffs of clinics can use the tutorials in both electronic and
hard copy formats to educate the general public. An advisory group of African scientists and
physicians from across the continent identified top health concerns.
The MedlinePlus African Tutorial topics reflect those concerns identified by the group. NLM created
the first MedlinePlus African Tutorial on malaria in collaboration with the Faculty of Medicine and a
team of Ugandan doctors, medical students, artists, and translators. Faculty members worked with an
artistic team to create locally meaningful text and illustrations for the tutorials. The malaria tutorial
was then field tested in villages by medical students and translated into five local languages Japadhola, Luganda, Luo, Runyankole and Swahili. The second tutorial is devoted to diarrhea. (Last
updated in 2011).
Access: Free
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/africa/
The Virtual Campus of Public Health
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Description: The Virtual Campus of Public Health is a network of people, institutions and
organizations that share courses, resources, services and activities of education, information and
knowledge management in training. Is itself a tool of the technical cooperation of the Pan American
Health Organization (PAHO) for networked learning in the region of the Americas. Self-paced courses
and courses with tutoring.You can search for educational resources in the OER Network, regional
node or country nodes.
Access: Free
http://www.campusvirtualsp.org/?q=en
World Health Organization’s (WHO) Health Academy
Description: The academy's eLearning package of health courses provides more than just distance
education. The graphics, animation and interactive features have been designed to engage people so
that they can enjoy the learning experience. The package introduces basic principles of health
awareness and encourages students to build on their knowledge, which helps them to develop critical
thinking. Through its courses, the academy provides health guidance in terms easily understood by a
wide range of people, and in consideration of cultural sensitivities and traditions. Information is first
prepared in English and then translated into other languages as required.
The CD-ROM edition of the Health Academy eLearning program provides essential information on
Tuberculosis, Malaria and Food Safety especially designed for secondary level and higher school-age
children. The scientific content of the courses is presented in easy-to-understand language and made
compelling with the use of sound, animation, games, activities, and quizzes. Courses are intended for
one-on-one self-based learning and can be integrated into the school health education curriculum
under the supervision of trained educators who act as mentors.
Access: Online - free. CD-ROM (Price: 21CHF)
http://www.who.int/healthacademy/en/
WHO eLearning resources for health workforce training
Description: A compendium of eLearning resources available online or on CD-ROM (by order). This
list also includes blended learning degree programs available through partner institutions.
Access: Free
http://www.who.int/healthacademy/media/eLearning/en/
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ADVANCE for Nurses
Description: Continuing nursing education courses, webinars. New material added every week
Access: Low-cost and free, registration required
http://nursing.advanceweb.com/CE/TestCenter/Main.aspx
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BioMed Central Author Academy
Description: Online learning resource for authors on writing and publishing in scientific journals. As
well as advice on how to structure and write a good research article, the author academy includes help
on choosing a target journal and publication ethics. The academy is aimed at authors who are less
experienced in writing for English-language international journals, to help increase the chance of
successful publication.
Access: Free
http://www.biomedcentral.com/authors/authoracademy
CE Medicus
Description: The mission of CE Medicus is to provide healthcare professionals with convenient online
access to continuing education programming in a personalized setting. CE Medicus provides over 9,000
hours of free CME from multiple sources. CE Medicus provides a secure, personal account through which
healthcare professionals can access and complete activities for professional development. This system allows
users to search for relevant content, maintain a personal curriculum, store continuing education credits from
both online as well as offline activities, track and print a professional transcript and more.
Access: Registration is required.
http://www.cemedicus.com
Center for Advance Palliative Care
Description: The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a national organization (USA)
dedicated to increasing the availability of quality palliative care services for people facing serious
illness. Both specialists and non-specialist clinicians can access CAPC tools, training and technical
assistance through online courses, or through a variety of webinars, virtual office hours and topicspecific forums that allow you to network with other palliative care professionals. CAPC provides
palliative care-related videos and podcasts for the education of both professionals and the public.
Access: Selected resources are open to all
https://www.capc.org/
CORE (Curricula Organizer for Reproductive Health Education)
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Description: CORE is a collaborative effort of many organizations working to improve the quality
and quantity of reproductive health information included in health professions education. CORE is
managed by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP). The Curricula Organizer
for Reproductive Health Education (CORE) is a collection of peer-reviewed, evidence-based teaching
materials. CORE can help you develop comprehensive educational presentations and complete
curricula on a variety of reproductive health issues.
You can use CORE to: Access up-to-date materials on reproductive health topics; Build your own
curricula and other educational presentations; Download activities, case studies, and handouts for
learners; Enhance your knowledge about current issues in reproductive health care
Access: Free. To use training material and to submit your content you have to create an account
http://core.arhp.org/
GeneEd
Description: Developed in collaboration with the National Human Genome Institute (NHGRI),
teachers and experts in genetics and genetic counseling, GeneEd is a useful resource for students and
teachers. Lesson plans, genetic educational materials, printable activity sheets, and other teaching
resources for educators seeking to increase genetic and genomic literacy. GeneEd allows students and
teachers to explore topics such as Cell Biology, DNA, Genes, Chromosomes, Heredity/Inheritance
Patterns, Epigenetics/Inheritance and the Environment, Genetic Conditions, Evolution, Biostatistics,
Biotechnology, DNA Forensics, and Top Issues in Genetics
Access: Free
http://geneed.nlm.nih.gov
Harvard Medical School Continuing Education Online
Description: Multimedia enriched, comprehensive, and interactive courses in the following areas:
Aging/Geriatrics, Behavioral Health, Cardiovascular Medicine, Emergency Medicine,
Gastroenterology, Genetics , Lifestyle Medicine, Medicine , Neurology, Oncology, Ophthalmology,
Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology , Rheumatology, Risk Management
Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education offers a variety of distance
learning formats for CME activities. CME Online is comprised of case-based, interactive
activities that you can access on demand. Other distance learning programs include webcasts,
DVDs, and innovative, virtual events.
Access: Participants living in most African countries receive courses free of charge.
http://cmeonline.med.harvard.edu/
http://cmeonline.med.harvard.edu/intnpricing.asp
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Health IT Workforce Curriculum Components
Description: From the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (US).
The purpose of the Curriculum Development Centers Program, one component of the ONC Workforce
Program, is to provide funding to institutions of higher education to support health information
technology curriculum development. The materials developed under this program have been used by
the member colleges of the regional Community College Consortia as well as made available to
institutions of higher education across the country. This set of teaching materials is now in use by
thousands of instructors and students around the world. 9 gigabytes of information across more than
200 units, these teaching materials offer a robust set of tools for health IT instructors
Access: To view or download materials simply sign in with name and email address
http://knowledge.amia.org/onc-ntdc
http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/health-it-curriculum-resources-educators
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Description: 5 free online courses. For example, the Masters-level Programming for Nutrition
Outcomes distance-learning module, explores the complicated problem of undernutrition, highlights
its causes and identifies potential programmatic solutions. The module contains 17 sessions covering
such topics as maternal and child nutrition, nutrition and infection, agriculture, climate change, and
social protection for nutritional outcomes.
Access: Free
http://www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/freeonlinecourses/index.html
Life in the Fast Lane
Description: Open access medical education resources in critical care and emergency medicine
Access: Free
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/
MedEdPORTAL
American International Health Alliance
Description: MedEdPORTAL is an archive of peer-reviewed educational materials and teaching
tools. Supported by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in partnership with the
American Dental Education Association (ADEA). In the directory you can find evidence-based
online activities for continuing education credit in different medical specialties.
Access: Free (registration required)
https://www.mededportal.org/
Medscape
Description: Medscape is a web resource for physicians and health professionals. Medscape is built
around practice-oriented content. It features peer-reviewed original medical journal articles, CME
(Continuing Medical Education), daily medical news, major conference coverage, and drug
information. Each of 35 Specialty Sites pools, filters, and delivers pertinent, continually updated
content from more than 125 medical journals and textbooks, and expert-authored state-of-the-art
surveys in disease management, next-day summaries from major medical meetings, and more.
Medscape Education is offering thousands of free CME/CE courses and not-for-credit activities for
physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Accessible via the desktop and mobile
platforms, Medscape Education is always available to inform and educate clinicians, through a variety
of formats that include Clinical News Briefs, Patient Simulations, Clinical Cases, Expert Commentary
Videos, Conference Coverage.
Access: free, but requires a one-time membership registration.
http://www.medscape.org/
MyCME
Description: Online hub for digital CME and CE courses developed by Haymarket Medical
Education. Free online CME/CE/CEU and CPD courses for physicians, general practitioners,
physician assistants, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. It offers
certified CME/CE programs through ACCME-accredited providers, makes it easy for users to find
courses pertinent to their specific clinical interests, with search capabilities organized by Disease,
Specialty, and Profession. Provides instant grading of tests and issuance of certificates for CME/CE
credit
Access: Registration required. myCME application is now also free to all healthcare professionals on
Apple and Android mobile phones and tablet computers.
http://www.mycme.com/
PedsUniversity
American International Health Alliance
Description: PEDSUniversity.org evolved from the Nemours website PedsEducation.org.
PedsEducation.org has been providing free online education to the medical community since 2000 and
is a service of Nemours. Nemours is one of the nation’s leading pediatric health systems, dedicated to
advancing higher standards in children's health.
Access: Free (registration required)
http://www.pedsuniversity.org/Home.aspx
PRIME Education
Description: PRIME's mission is to enhance the physician's and the interprofessional health team's
knowledge, competence and performance in caring for patients; and to provide quality, continuing
professional development across a health care professional's lifetime commitment of service, from
residency training through practice, it offers online courses and quality improvement video toolkits for
CE/CME to various health care professionals.
Access: free and low cost
http://primeinc.org/
Portal of Geriatrics Online Education (POGOe)
Description: A repository of geriatric educational materials in various e-learning formats, including
lectures, exercises, virtual patients, case-based discussions, simulations, as well as links to other
resources. POGOe's mission is to promote geriatric education through the provision and
encouragement of free exchange of teaching and assessment materials that support the fields of
geriatrics and gerontology. Funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, POGOe is managed by
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, on behalf of the
Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs.
web-GEMs is a series of interactive case modules based on the AAMC Geriatrics
Competencies. Individual cases can be integrated into third year clerkships with emphasis on “core
topics” in, e.g., neurology, psychiatry, internal medicine, emergency medicine, surgery, OB/GYN, or
the curriculum can be used as a whole within a geriatrics, internal medicine, or family
medicine clerkship. The purpose of the web-GEMs cases is to develop learners’ understanding of
geriatric medicine, and to integrate that understanding as they expand their skills within other
specialties. Faculty can assign to students and receive reports on their progress.
The purpose of ReCAP (Repository of Electronic Critically Appraised Papers) is to provide a forum
for geriatrics fellows and faculty where they can discuss the practice of evidence-based medicine in a
systematic way, and hone their skills of clinical decision-making by critically examining evidence
presented in recent clinical research papers.
Access: Free
http://www.pogoe.org
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Training on Evidence-based Practice
Basic course on Evidence Based Medicine (EBM)
Description: From WHO Health Academy. This course that will enable you to identify and use
evidence-based practices for sexual and reproductive health care in under-resourced settings. You will
become familiar with the basics of EBM. The course will help you to take the evidence from
systematic reviews into practice, improve and gain knowledge and attitudes on EBM and hence
improve practice.
Access: Free. Registration required
https://extranet.who.int/elearn/login/index.php
Evidence-Based Practice for the Health Professions: A Free Online Course
Description: This course consists of 9 Web-based chapters covering key topics in evidence-based
healthcare practice, accompanied by 10 video lectures. The primary audience for the course is
healthcare professionals such as physicians, nurses, administrators, pharmacists, physician assistants,
and public health professionals. The content was developed by Mark H. Ebell MD, MS of the
University of Georgia,Co-Director of the Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education.
Access: Free
http://ebp.uga.edu/courses/
EU- EBM Courses
Description: The EU EBM Unity project (funded by Leonardo da Vinci national agency) aimed to
develop a European Qualification in Evidence Based Medicine (EBM). In the EBM-Basic curriculum
you get to know the 5 basic steps of Evidence Based Medicine. The EBM Train-the-trainer curriculum
provides ideas, examples and tools to improve EBM teaching integrated in 6 different clinical settings.
Access: Free
http://ebm-unity.pc.unicatt.it/
NCCMT Learning Center
American International Health Alliance
Description: The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) is one of six
National Collaborating Centres for Public Health in Canada. The NCCMT provides leadership and
expertise in evidence-informed decision making to Canadian public health organizations. NCCMT’s
online learning opportunities are designed to support our seven-step process of Evidence-Informed
Public Health. Click on a module title to watch a short introductory video or log in to get started.
Access: Free. Registration required. You can work on the modules either individually or as part of a
group. Each participant in a group must have an individual NCCMT account
http://www.nccmt.ca/learningcentre/index.php#main3.html
NREPP's Learning Center
Description: The National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) is a
searchable online database of mental health and substance abuse interventions. All interventions in the
registry have met NREPP’s minimum requirements for review and have been independently assessed
and rated for Quality of Research and Readiness for Dissemination. The purpose of NREPP is to help
the public learn more about available evidence-based programs and practices and determine which of
these may best meet their needs. NREPP is one way that SAMHSA is working to improve access to
information on evaluated interventions and reduce the lag time between the creation of scientific
knowledge and its practical application in the field. NREPP's Learning Center offers resources to
support the selection and adoption, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based programs and
practices. These learning modules are short online courses providing guidance related to evidencebased programs and practices: A Road Map to Implementing Evidence-Based Programs; Preparing an
Intervention for NREPP Submission and Potential Review; Non-Researcher's Guide to EvidenceBased Program Evaluation.
Access: Free
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/LearnLanding.aspx
Understanding Evidence-based Healthcare: A Foundation for Action
Description: This web course has been created by the United States Cochrane Center as part of a
project undertaken by Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare (CUE), and is designed to
help consumer advocates understand the fundamentals of evidence-based healthcare concepts and
skills.
Access: Registration is open and free of charge. Participants are encouraged to finish the course in
three months. Participants must commit to filling out evaluation forms upon completion of each
module
http://us.cochrane.org/understanding-evidence-based-healthcare-foundation-action
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MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE COURSES
Class Central
Description: Three online learning initiatives are offering university-level education for free. Class
Central unifies available courses from these different platforms in to a single page overview: Coursera
founded by Stanford Professors Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng; Udacity founded by three roboticists,
including Sebastian Thrun, a research professor of computer science at Stanford University; MITx
created by MIT and led by MIT Professor Anant Agrawal. Currently the courses are focused in the
field of Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Complex Systems, Electrical Engineering,
Entrepreneurship, Health and Medicine. University credits cannot be earned but each initiative
provides a statement of accomplishment or a certificate.
Access: Free
http://www.class-central.com/
Coursera
Description: Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and organizations
worldwide, to offer courses online , and offers courses in physics, engineering, humanities, medicine,
biology, social sciences, mathematics, business, computer science, and other subjects. Coursera has an
official mobile app for iPhone and Android.
All courses offered by Coursera are "accessible for free and some give the option to pay a fee
to join the "Signature Track." Students on the Signature Track receive verified certificates,
appropriate for employment purposes. These students authenticate their course submissions
by sending webcam photos and having their typing pattern analyzed. Coursera offers now
courses from 110 institutions.
Access: Free (sometimes there is a need to purchase recommended textbooks)
https://www.coursera.org/
FutureLearn
Description: A collection of free, open, high quality online courses from leading universities powered
by The Open University (OU) in partnership with the U.K. government. Health and Psychology,
Business and Management, Technology and other topics. Courses are accessible on mobile, tablet and
desktop.
Access: Free
https://www.futurelearn.com/
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EdX
Description: EdX offers interactive online classes and MOOCs from the world’s best universities.
Online courses from MITx, HarvardX, BerkeleyX, UTx and many other universities. Topics include
biology, business, chemistry, computer science, economics, finance, electronics, engineering, food and
nutrition, history, humanities, law, literature, math, medicine, music, philosophy, physics, science,
statistics and more. EdX is a non-profit online initiative created by founding partners Harvard and
MIT.
Access: Free
https://www.edx.org/
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Finding Online Training Resources
Online Tutorial Resources
A collection of links to free on-line tutorials, learning objects, open courses and self-paced learning
modules on a variety of skills and topics on the Internet. (Last updated in August 2010)
http://www.khake.com/page67.html
WHO Genomic Resource Center
Continuing education for health professionals
In this resource section, you can find directories with various educational resources, self-training
modules, information about advanced degree courses, research and fellowship opportunities, and
links to various conferences and meetings around the world.
http://www.who.int/genomics/professionals/education/en/
E-learning Resources for Global Health Researchers
A collection of annotated links prepared by Fogarty international Center. Many organizations offer
no- and low-cost e-learning resources to those working in the field of global health research.
Resources include training courses, MOOCs and course materials (presentations, videos, reading
lists, visual aids, articles), resource centers and resource networks.
http://www.fic.nih.gov/Global/Pages/training-resources.aspx
American International Health Alliance
Training Resources Bulletin
Bimonthly bulletin produced by the American International Health Alliance since 2012. It is intended
to assist institutions and individuals who are seeking free online training options in the field of
medicine, public health, social work, and related topics.
http://www.healthconnect-intl.org/resources.html
Pinterest Board Online Education Resources
Links to free and open education resources for health care professionals. Regularly updated.
https://www.pinterest.com/ibraghimova/online-education-resources/